NHTSA Campaign 03V429000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
NHTSA campaign 03V429000 covers 1 year-make-model version listed here and concerns the visibility: windshield wiper/washer. The repair is free.
MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA, INC filed the report for 03V429000 with NHTSA on November 3, 2003; the manufacturer initiated the recall.
For 03V429000, NHTSA lists up to 394 potentially affected vehicles, built between June 20, 2003 and July 11, 2003.
The 03V429000 report reached NHTSA 4 months after the last affected vehicle was built.
Owner notification letters for 03V429000 were scheduled from November 14, 2003, 11 days after the report.
03V429000 covers 1 model from Mitsubishi, model years 2004.
By potentially affected vehicles, 03V429000 ranks 29 of 30 MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA, INC recalls on this site.
What this recall covers
- The defect
- ON CERTAIN SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES LOCATED IN THE CARIBBEAN, DUE TO A SOFTWARE PROGRAMMING ERROR IN THE ELECTRONIC TIMING AND CONTROL SYSTEM (ETACS), WHILE USING THE INTERMITTENT WIPER MODE, THE INTERMITTENT WIPER SWEEP TIME INTERVAL MAY INCREASE AS MUCH AS 6.8 SECOND BETWEEN WIPER SWEEPS.
- The risk
- IF THIS OCCURS DURING SEVERE WEATHER AND DURING VEHICLE'S HIGH-SPEED OPERATION, THE DRIVER VISIBILITY WOULD BE REDUCED, WHICH COULD LEAD TO A CRASH.
- The fix
- DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE ETACS MODULE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN NOVEMBER 14, 2003. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT MITSUBISHI CARIBBEAN AT 1-800-981-0452.
Reported November 3, 2003
Vehicles covered by 03V429000 (1)
Mitsubishi (1)
Being on this list means your year, make and model fall inside campaign 03V429000, not that your own vehicle does: a campaign covers a range of VINs. A VIN check on NHTSA's lookup shows whether it is.
Newest record on this page: November 3, 2003. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted